The Improv Handbook
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The Improv Handbook
'The Improv Handbook' is a great new guide that covers the history of improvisation and includes chapters on spontaneity and the fundamentals of storytelling.
The Improv Handbook
Exploring the history of the genre, alongside modern theories and practice, The Improv Handbook explores Theatresports, Micetro and Gorilla Theatre, as well as the innovations of Keith Johnstone, Del Close and Whose Line Is It Anyway? Spontaneity, storytelling, collaboration and character are examined in detail, before concluding with practical advice on improvising for audiences, asking the crucial question: How do you attract an audience in the first place? First published in 2008, this new edition features a foreword by comedian Mike McShane, as well as fresh exercises on endings, managing blind offers and master/servant games, along with new and expanded interviews with Keith Johnstone, Neil Mullarkey, Jeffrey Sweet and Paul Rogan--back cover.
The Comedy Improv Handbook
The Comedy Improv Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to University Improvisational Comedy in Theatre and Performance is a one-stop resource for both improv teachers and students, covering improv history, theory, maxims, exercises, games, and structures. You will learn the necessary skills and techniques needed to become a successful improviser, developing a basic understanding of the history of improvisation and its major influences, structures, and theories. This book also addresses issues associated with being a college improviser – like auditions, rehearsals, performances, and the dynamics of improv groups.